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Sakamoto Elementary

Q: Is Sakamoto Elementary a good school?

Sakamoto Elementary ranks 1471 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1471^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sakamoto Elementary is a well-regarded K-6 public school serving 571 students in San Jose's Oak Grove Elementary district, consistently performing above state averages and earning a 4-star rating.

The school stands out for its strong academic results, particularly in math, and its exceptionally low rate of chronic student absenteeism at 9.7%, which is about half the state average. This indicates a highly engaged student body and effective school programs. Sakamoto achieves these results with moderate per-student spending, performing on par with or better than most schools in its own district, such as Taylor (Bertha) Elementary and Indigo, and outperforming others like Del Roble Elementary.

While Sakamoto is a top performer in its district, some schools in neighboring districts like Williams Elementary in the San Jose Unified district rank higher. An area for potential growth is in upper-grade math, where scores tend to decline. Overall, Sakamoto provides a stable, high-quality education and is particularly effective at maintaining excellent student attendance and serving a diverse community.

571

Students ?

22.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,181

Per pupil spending ?

26.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6280 Shadelands Dr.
San Jose, CA 95123-4645

(408) 227-3411

District: Oak Grove Elementary

Students who attend Sakamoto Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Herman (Leonard) Intermediate
High:	Santa Teresa High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

31.5%

Asian:

29.1%

White:

22.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2013 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (54% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (75th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2013

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg45%

California avg41%

1,471^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Oak Grove Elementary

636^th of 1,543Oak Grove Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.0	1471 of 5857	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	64.7	1837 of 5869	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.3	1523 of 5859	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	923 of 5883	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	78.7	1230 of 5789	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	75.6	1334 of 5662	76.4%	★★★★☆
2017	73.5	1411 of 5692	75.2%	★★★★☆
2016	69.7	1537 of 5614	72.6%	★★★★☆
2015	72.9	1387 of 5611	75.3%	★★★★☆
2013	84.7	776 of 5530	86.0%	★★★★☆
2012	78.6	1105 of 5390	79.5%	★★★★☆
2011	67.1	1632 of 5377	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.3	1608 of 5314	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.3	1380 of 5193	73.4%	★★★★☆
2008	79.0	1011 of 5113	80.2%	★★★★☆
2007	82.3	881 of 5113	82.8%	★★★★☆
2006	82.7	841 of 4818	82.5%	★★★★☆
2005	89.1	535 of 4822	88.9%	★★★★☆
2004	86.0	667 of 4809	86.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	513 of 1203	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.7	761 of 1205	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.0	573 of 1190	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.4	446 of 1154	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.5	687 of 1149	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	811 of 1071	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	21.4	1955 of 2227	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	65.6	590 of 2585	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	38.6	1076 of 2128	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	53.5	1001 of 3162	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.8	1205 of 3245	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.2	529 of 3275	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	59.2	877 of 3246	73.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.3	1140 of 5597	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	1471 of 5612	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	1192 of 5609	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	983 of 5635	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	83.1	922 of 5492	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	83.5	880 of 5413	83.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	2356 of 5107	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.4	3085 of 5107	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	3131 of 5087	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.1	1374 of 5084	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	65.6	1380 of 4963	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	68.7	1199 of 4830	75.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	3693 of 5460	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.5	2363 of 5517	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.8	2515 of 5363	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.1	3501 of 5173	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.3	2341 of 5084	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	1693 of 5628	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.0	2111 of 5643	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.7	1816 of 5638	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	84.5	899 of 5663	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	70.1	1515 of 5510	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	65.3	1701 of 5431	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	274 of 718	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.2	562 of 670	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	360 of 445	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.1	228 of 339	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	1659 of 2847	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	1868 of 2635	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	1693 of 2420	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	1395 of 2598	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.2	1541 of 2651	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.8	1491 of 2661	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	68.8	860 of 2726	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.8	906 of 2834	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.7	768 of 2737	71.9%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)80th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)70th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)68th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)62nd percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2025)57th percentile-18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile-21 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile-29 vs school

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile-33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile-43 vs school

Disabled (2022)12th percentile-72 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy57%+8 vs state

Mathematics54%+16 vs state

Science46%+13 vs state

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Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sakamoto Elementary	Public	K-6	6280 Shadelands Dr.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 227-3411	571	25	22.9	26.6%	131 (22.9%)	4 (0.7%)	180 (31.5%)	166 (29.1%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.3%)	74 (13.0%)	73	1471^st of 5857 public elementary schools	74.9%		64.7	1837^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.7%	366																					45.6		45.6	57.0	63.0	52.6	54.9			56.7	67.4	60.3	46.8	40.2			53.8							$17,181	$817	$16,364
Discovery Charter II	Public, Charter	K-8	762 Sunset Glen Dr.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	Discovery Charter II District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 300-1358	476	22	21.6	17.4%	140 (29.4%)	30 (6.3%)	123 (25.8%)	109 (22.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	69 (14.5%)	76.2	1326^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.4%		65.1	1815^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.1%	489																					56.1	44.1	51.7	52.0	53.5	59.7	54.4	56.5	52.9	54.9	66.0	53.5	57.9	54.4	52.2	52.9	56.7	91.6	95.2		94.0	94.0	95.2	$14,498	$231	$14,267
Frost (Earl) Elementary	Public	K-6	530 Gettysburg Dr.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 225-1881	313	12	26.0	33.2%	51 (16.3%)	12 (3.8%)	133 (42.5%)	81 (25.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (10.9%)	60.9	2017^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.6%		60.1	2060^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.9%	43																					24.4		24.4	70.4	43.8	35.0	50.0			51.1	63.6	50.0	37.5	47.1			50.9							$17,319	$856	$16,463
Indigo	Public	K-8	530 Gettysburg Dr.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 225-1881	267	11	24.2	18.0%	84 (31.5%)	6 (2.2%)	83 (31.1%)	64 (24.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	27 (10.1%)	73.8	1427^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.6%		76.3	1326^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.4%	101																					48.4	54.2	50.9	53.9	64.9	50.0	73.1	60.0	62.5	60.6	66.7	62.2	42.4	34.6	55.0	50.0	52.1							$16,556	$1,094	$15,462
Oak Ridge Elementary	Public	K-6	5920 Bufkin Dr.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 578-5900	495	23	21.5	34.5%	85 (17.2%)	23 (4.6%)	203 (41.0%)	130 (26.3%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	46 (9.3%)	67.6	1710^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.8%		72.5	1476^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.9%	234																					37.7		37.7	44.1	57.1	51.7	62.7			54.0	52.1	53.5	45.9	51.5			50.9	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	$17,563	$907	$16,656
Graystone Elementary	Public	K-5	6982 Shearwater Dr.	San Jose	95120	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6317	466	24	19.4	8.8%	127 (27.3%)	4 (0.9%)	57 (12.2%)	239 (51.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.4%)	95.6	272^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	95.4%		97.7	98^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.3%	174																					70.0		70.0	71.1	77.9	86.3				78.1	77.7	81.8	82.7				80.6							$21,224	$1,552	$19,672
Allen at Steinbeck	Public	K-5	820 Steinbeck Dr.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6205	406	23	17.9	69.0%	50 (12.3%)	6 (1.5%)	282 (69.5%)	39 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (2.0%)	20 (4.9%)	20.9	4745^th of 5857 public elementary schools	19.0%		17.5	5070^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.6%	325																					18.5		18.5	26.5	23.3	32.1				26.8	29.4	20.6	22.2				24.1	97.2			97.2	97.2	97.2	$25,081	$2,434	$22,647
Taylor (Bertha) Elementary	Public	K-6	410 Sautner Dr.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 226-0462	497	21	23.6	24.1%	87 (17.5%)	7 (1.4%)	168 (33.8%)	174 (35.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (11.3%)	74.6	1393^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	76.2%		72.6	1471^st of 5869 public elementary schools	74.9%	78																					50.7		50.7	51.5	52.0	58.8	61.4			55.9	61.2	58.7	44.9	55.7			55.2							$16,587	$797	$15,790
Williams Elementary	Public	K-5	1150 Rajkovich Way	San Jose	95120	Santa Clara County	San Jose Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 535-6196	559	24	23.3	8.2%	139 (24.9%)	2 (0.4%)	42 (7.5%)	311 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (11.4%)	97.9	74^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.7%		97.1	151^st of 5869 public elementary schools	97.4%	77																					74.8		74.8	85.7	83.7	85.2				84.9	90.0	85.0	83.5				85.9							$19,051	$429	$18,622
Del Roble Elementary	Public	K-6	5345 Avenida Almendros	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 225-5675	420	18	23.3	41.9%	30 (7.1%)	8 (1.9%)	339 (80.7%)	16 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.4%)	51	2548^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.5%		54.7	2298^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.8%	250	17.5	10.2	10.9	15.9	13.7	54.4	14.3	36.4	22.7	33.2	21.1	26.5	13.0	43.2	25.0	12.3	14.3	5.6	20.5	12.8	30.9		30.9	41.8	44.9	41.8	56.1			46.7	40.4	42.6	30.9	41.5			38.8	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	$17,170	$910	$16,260

Frequently Asked Questions about Sakamoto Elementary

How many students attend Sakamoto Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 571 students attended Sakamoto Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Sakamoto Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sakamoto Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Herman (Leonard) Intermediate
High : Santa Teresa High

What is the racial makeup of Sakamoto Elementary?

Students at Sakamoto Elementary are 32% Hispanic, 29% Asian, 23% White, 13% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

Is Sakamoto Elementary a good school?

Sakamoto Elementary ranks 1471^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Sakamoto Elementary in?

Oak Grove Elementary

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